Fire Queen Sash 1947

Clothing/Dress/Costume

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Waseca County History Center

Name/Title

Fire Queen Sash 1947

Entry/Object ID

1998.67.9

Description

Waseca Sleigh & Cutter Festival, 1947 Sash. Fire Queen Sash. Material: textile, paper. Size: 4" W. x 37" L. Description: white fiber sash with a yellow paper backing; red lettering on front and back of sash: "Waseca"; gold fringed end trim; seamed loop worn over one shoulder, across chest and under opposite arm with two pins (#67.98.9 b,c) removed to a different storage location. Waseca event: Sleigh & Cutter Festival; Sleigh and Cutter Festival.

Context

Waseca celebration: Fire Queen, Sleigh & Cutter Festival predessor. Gladys Schlinger represented Waseca as Fire Queen at the 1947 St. Paul Winter Carnival. The Fire Queen evolved into Miss Sleigh Belle. Waseca event: Sleigh & Cutter Festival; Sleigh and Cutter Festival.

Cataloged By

amanda

Lexicon

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Sash, Fire Queen

Class

Clothing, Accessory

Category

Personal Artifacts

Other Names and Numbers

Other Number

67.98.9 a

Condition

Overall Condition

Fair

Exhibitions

Notes

Museum 2018;

Create Date

July 16, 1998

Update Date

July 2, 2026